KARACHI:The ladies at Karachi Marriott Hotel celebrated the Women’s International Day with a lavish lunch at Dumpukht with the Regional General Manager Mr. Hartmut Noack.
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ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines expands its flight map and opens a new destination in Russia. Turkish Airlines will launch its first non-stop scheduled flight between Istanbul and Samara, expanding its network in Russia up to 36 destinations. Turkish Airlines offers up to three weekly flights connecting Istanbul and Samara. TK487 flight departs from Istanbul on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 20:30 and will arrive in Samara at 00:55. TK488 flight departs from Samara on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 02:05 and will arrive in Istanbul (Ataturk Airport) at 04:45. Time is local.
ISTANBUL: Air Namibia (SW) and Turkish Airlines (TK) have signed a codeshare agreement. Effective from March 1, the agreement will cover routes between Turkey and Namibia, and set to expand further travel opportunities for the passengers of the two airlines. The signing ceremony took place at Turkish Airlines’ Headquarters in Istanbul. Namibia Deputy Minister of Works & Transport Sankwasa James Sankwasa and Turkish Airlines Deputy Chairman and CEO Bilal Ekşi signed the deal in the presence of senior officials from both sides. The new codeshare agreement is bound to broaden the commercial partnership between two companies and their respective countries.…
Travelport is the first GDS provider to be granted with both ‘Aggregator Level One’ and ‘IT provider Level Two’ status by IATA. This means the travel technology provider is able to fully integrate with its NDC application programme interface, should the airline choose to use NDC-XML messaging to distribute and deliver their fares and products. Travelport said for agencies and TMCs this means that when shopping for and booking flights via its Travel Commerce Platform, they will have enhanced content and greater access to ancillary offers. In particular, Travelport-connected agents will be able to make ancillary sales post the original…
BANGKOK: Just to push inbound numbers further up for Thailand, the Kingdom of Thailand made a surprise announcement regarding their Visa Waiver Program. In a rather surprise move the Kingdom of Thailand, ahead of the upcoming ITB 2017 tourism fair in Berlin, the authorities announced that a further 21 countries are now exempt from visa requirements. The original Visa Waiver Program will now at least stay in place until August of this year when a full assessment on its impact can be undertaken. The extension of the visa incentives for tourists for a further six months was proposed by the…
MUZARABAD: To promote and explore the new destinations for adventure lovers, the Tourism Department of AJK organized a Snow Cross Jeep Rally which was ended after roved the snow covered track towards Ganga Choti of District Bagh here on Sunday, February 26. The rally was participated by the members of Muzaffarabad Jeep club, started from Muzaffarabad on 25th Feb. The purpose of the rally was to promote the proposed tourism corridor, a fear weather track starts from Saran Jehlum valley towards Chikar, Sudhan Gali, Lasdana, Tolipeer and ends at Deevi Gali of District Poonch. “We have planned about 132 kilometer…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) is planning to organize a Buddhists conference with an aim to promote tourism in the country. The Buddhist scholars, Monks, Travel agents and tour operators would be invited to attend the conference, said Managing Director PTDC Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor while talking to journalists before departing for Thailand on Wednesday, March 1. The Managing Director observed that this 4-day visit to Thailand would prove to increase the influx of Thai tourists to visit Pakistan for witnessing beautiful places, mountaineering areas besides seeing their own religious sites and remains of Buddhist civilization. He said that Pakistan…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has returned its London-bound premier service Airbus 330 aircraft, which was wet, leased from SriLankan Airlines, having already paid $19 million for it. PIA had been paying $8,100 per flying hour for six months as part of the wet lease, it has been learnt. PIA Spokesperson Daniyal Gilani said that the aircraft was obtained on market rate without any legal violations. “The aircraft was new and according to the necessary requirements,” the spokesperson maintained. “The amount paid in the lease also takes into account the salaries of the foreign staff and any other associated expenses,”…
MUSCAT: SalamAir, Oman’s first budget airline has expanded its network by introducing its first international destination, Dubai. The double daily service, which started on February 28, will operate from Muscat International Airport (MCT) to Dubai World Central (DWC) before moving to Dubai International Airport (DXB) on March 26. SalamAir’s growing destination network was made possible with the arrival of the second A320 to its fleet, named “Fateh Al Khair” and will introduce a third daily flight to Salalah. “It has been an exciting start to the year for SalamAir with the introduction of our two destinations, Salalah and Dubai, which…
KARACHI: Pakistan Travel Mart’s Introductory Session was held at Movenpick Hotel Karachi on 1st March 2017. The Top management of local and international airlines, travel agencies, Hajj & Umrah operators, hotels, business community and senior government officials attended the session. Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) is an annual international travel and tourism expo to be held from 24th-26th November 2017 at Expo Center Karachi. Bukhari Group & Landmark Communications are organizing the Mart. Speaking on the occasion Muhammad Rafiq Khan, Chairman Bukhari Group said that Tourism is vital for forging friendships, creating a better understanding between people of different…